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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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